Congrats to USA's Sam Shankland on winning the strong #PragueMasters tournament & once again entering the 2700+ Elo field. With undefeated 5.5/7 points, he finished clear 1st, half a point ahead of Jan-Krzysztof Duda, & improve his rating by 18 points.
📷 praguechessfestival-com
📷 praguechessfestival-com
President of the Hungarian Chess Federation Laszlo Szabo knows good style 👌
Photo from today's contract signing for the Budapest Olympiad 2024.
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
Photo from today's contract signing for the Budapest Olympiad 2024.
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
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🏆Mega & Team
🗓June 27th, 2021
🕒15:00 GMT
💲1000
🟢Team:https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-mega--team-tournament
🟢Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/kv7AWfB1
🗓June 27th, 2021
🕒15:00 GMT
💲1000
🟢Team:https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-mega--team-tournament
🟢Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/kv7AWfB1
The Polgars in Sydney, Australia 1992: & Australian Female chess players: Left to right Nancy Jones, Susan Polgar, Judit Polgar Sofia Polgar (she says she no longer has the jumper :-( , Teresa Gibin, Carole Holmes (at the back) and Vernonica Klimenko #chess #polgarsisters
🔗 GaryLanechess (@garylanechess)
🔗 GaryLanechess (@garylanechess)
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He came properly equipped for one of the greatest matches in chess history.
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
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100 Years 100 Brilliancies!
Daily chess puzzle with Vachier_Lagrave!
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/317089
Solve here: https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/317089
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Solution explained by Daniel King
Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win shorts
Chess puzzle of the week - White to play and win shorts
Very worrying news. The world's oldest grandmaster, 99-year-old Yuri Averbakh, is in intensive care with COVID-19. His condition is 'serious'.
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess):
🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess):
Happy birthday to six-time World Championship candidate Boris Gelfand! 🎉
His staying power as a top player is legendary as he was ranked in the top 30 for nearly 27 years.
Replay some of his best games here: https://www.chess.com/players/boris-gelfand
His staying power as a top player is legendary as he was ranked in the top 30 for nearly 27 years.
Replay some of his best games here: https://www.chess.com/players/boris-gelfand
Happy 46th Birthday to 14th World chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik!
A Classical World Champion from 2000-2006 with wins over Kasparov & Lékó, Kramnik became the 1st undisputed World Champion after defeating Topalov in the 2006 unification match. #OnThisDay
📷Lennart Ootes
A Classical World Champion from 2000-2006 with wins over Kasparov & Lékó, Kramnik became the 1st undisputed World Champion after defeating Topalov in the 2006 unification match. #OnThisDay
📷Lennart Ootes
This would be Carlsen's path to the #FIDEWorldCup title if all the favourites won:
R2 - Martinovic
R3 - Tari
R4 - Matlakov
R5 - Esipenko
QF - Firouzja
SF - Giri
Final - Caruana
Check out the pairings & try predicting the brackets yourself!
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/fide-world-cup-2021-pairings-are-out
#c24live
R2 - Martinovic
R3 - Tari
R4 - Matlakov
R5 - Esipenko
QF - Firouzja
SF - Giri
Final - Caruana
Check out the pairings & try predicting the brackets yourself!
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/fide-world-cup-2021-pairings-are-out
#c24live
🔗 aaron thompson! (@aar\_thom):
Want to show so much love to how amazing @icnnyc 's 'Gift Of Chess' fundraiser is
ICN/Russ have been spearheading a cause to give 10,000 chess sets to the community & are finding great success!
Little supports the youth quite like the grassroots. This is a SHINING example ❤️
Want to show so much love to how amazing @icnnyc 's 'Gift Of Chess' fundraiser is
ICN/Russ have been spearheading a cause to give 10,000 chess sets to the community & are finding great success!
Little supports the youth quite like the grassroots. This is a SHINING example ❤️
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aaron thompson!
Want to show so much love to how amazing @icnnyc 's 'Gift Of Chess' fundraiser is ICN/Russ have been spearheading a cause to give 10,000 chess sets to the community & are finding great success! Little supports the youth quite like the grassroots. This is…
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The Gift of Chess Featured on ABC
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Did you know that Nona Gaprindashvili is a die-hard fan of FC Barcelona?
For her 80 birthday this year, she got a fantastic present from her federation - a Lionel Messi t-shirt with the footballer's autograph.
For her 80 birthday this year, she got a fantastic present from her federation - a Lionel Messi t-shirt with the footballer's autograph.
📷 The young Vladimir Kramnik at the board during a session of the Kasparov-Botvinnik chess school.
Botvinnik is seated on the right, Kasparov on the left. The blonde head belongs to Alexey Shirov. Year 1987 (?).
#OnThisDay #Botvinnik #Legend #chess #Soviet #USSR
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
Botvinnik is seated on the right, Kasparov on the left. The blonde head belongs to Alexey Shirov. Year 1987 (?).
#OnThisDay #Botvinnik #Legend #chess #Soviet #USSR
🔗 International Chess Federation (@FIDE\_chess)
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🟢Puzzle of the day is now published as a story on our instagram account
🔴Test yourself:
https://instagram.com/stories/unitychess/2604409225296184310?utm_medium=share_sheet
🔴Test yourself:
https://instagram.com/stories/unitychess/2604409225296184310?utm_medium=share_sheet